Water, technology, and the courtroom: Negotiating reclamation policy in territorial New Mexico

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-311

  Lane, K Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

American West; Geography of science; Legal geography; New Mexico; Reclamation; Water management

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGAL SYSTEM; PLANNING HISTORY; POLICY MAKING; RECLAIMED LAND; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81155159782     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: 10958614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhg.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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